Support.



F. S. CLEGHORN & H. E. BARBER.

SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 19, 1915. 1,175,706. Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH .60.. WASHINGTON, D, C.

F. S. CLEGHORN & H. E. BARBER.

SUPPORT.

' APPLICATION FILED NOV. 19, 1915. 1,175,706. Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

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' Fi m rm; COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON. D. c.

FRANK S. CLEGHORN, 01" BROOKLINE,

AND HARRY E. BARBER, 0F CHUSETTS.

BOSTON, MASSA- SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1a, rare.

Application filed November 19, 1915. Serial No. 62,423.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANK S. CLEGHonN and HARRY E. Banana, citizens of the United States, and residents of Brookline and Boston, respectively, in the counties out Norfolk andSufi olk, respectively, and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Supports, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to supports and in its more specific aspects to supports which are designed to hold articles in an upright position. As an example may be mentioned the use for maintaining radiators suspended adjacent the walls of a room as disclosed in the embodiment of the invention here chosen for illustration.

My invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating various specific embodiments of my invention, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of a support in position, part of the article held thereby being indicated in dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a view of the support shown in Fig. 1 as seen from the right; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 1; Figs. 4:, 5 and 6 are side elevations of modifications 0f the support; Fig. plan view showing a separable support; Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Fig. and Fig. 9 is a view partly broken away showing a modification of the support in which the parts are adjustable. the several parts being shown separated in the figure.

Referring now to Figs. 1 2 and 3, in which we have shown one form of support embodying our invention, we have there illustrated a support comprising a base portion or attaching plate 1 adapted to be secured to the wall A by any suitable means such as the expansion bolt 2 on which the base plate 1 is preferably adjustable by means oi the elongated slot 3. Extending from the base portion 1 is an arm or rest 4: which is adapted to hold an article suspended. In Fig. 1 the article is shown as .a radiator B. e have termed the part of this arm which engages the radiator a rest since it takes up the weight of the radiator, and have shown it as a hook fitting the horizontal connection between adjacent pipes or columns of the radiator, but it should be understood that it is not necessary in all cases that the arm extend beneath the article supported. Extending from the arm 4 preferably at a point intermediate between the base portion 3 and the extremity of the arm is the supporting member 6 which, in the modification shown, forms with the arm an angular article receiving holder. Suitable means are provided whereby the supported article, such as the radiator shown, may be clampe to the supporting member 6 so as to maintain it in an upright position on the rest formed by the arm 1. Such means are emplified by the threaded rod or screw which is disposed in a horizontal plane ditferent from that of the arm 4: and enters the supporting member 6 at a point remote from the angle member and the arm and the block 8 which acts as a washer to clamp the radiator B in place. In the embodiment shown the supporting member 6 will fit neatly in between adjacent upright pipes or columns of the radiator and the block 8 is formed tapered or wedge-shape and is journaled on the rod 7. It may therefore be placed between the adjacent pipes of the radiator from the outside and the rod manipulate also from the outside to set up the b ock against the pipes or columns and provide a 'firm clamping engagement (see Fig. 3).

It will be understood that in using our invention to suspend heavy articles such as radiators from walls that the base or attaching portion 1 must be secured to the wall proper which is composed of brick work or the like. When the wall is finished the usual coating of plaster C is applied to the wall A and will cover the base portion 1.

In Fig. 4 a modification of our invention is shown in which the clamping means to hold the article in upright position on the arm is illustrated as a bolt 9 hinged to the extremity of the supporting member 6 and provided with the wing nut 9'. It will be "eadilv understood that the articleis placed on the rest 1, the bolt 9 swung downwardly into any convenient recess therein and the nut set up to clamp the article in position.

The modification shown in Fig. 5 is essentially a reversal of that shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. the member 6 extending vertically but downwardly instead of upwardly herein exbetween the supporting' 'S1tl0n on the rest its weight will tend In using a the article from the supporting arm 4 support constructed in this way depends from the place to'the supporting member 6 in precisely the same manner as in the modification of Figs. 1, 2 and 3. In this modification we have shOWn the base portion 1 as of considerably greater depth than in Figs. 1 and 2, thus providing for a greater resistance to the turning moment developed by a heavy article. In the modification-of Fig. 6 the supporting member 6 does not appear as a'separate' member but is, so to speak, merged with the base or attaching portion. The attachingportion 1 is similar to that shown in the other modifications but of considerably greater length. Adjacent one end thereof projects the arm or rest P and near the other end we preferably provide the boss 6* which receives the lamping screw 7 similar to the screw 7 shown in the previous modification. The boss 6 in a measure performs the functions of the supporting member 6 in that it provides for the proper positioning of the upper portion of the article which rests upon the horizontal supporting arm. Ve prefer, however, to utilize the member 6 for reasons which will hereinafter be explained.

In the modifications hereinbefore described the support has been of a permanent character, that is, when once secured in place b not conveniently be moved. In Figs. 7 and 8 we have illustrated a modification wherein the article-holding portion of the support comprising the rest or arm 4 .and the supporting member 6 is readily removable from the base or attaching portion. Referring now to these figures, it will be seen that we provide a base portion 1 furnished with undercut ribs 10 which converge down- Wardlv as shown in Fig. 8. The angular article-holding portion is made rate member and provided with the wedgeshape head 11 which fits between the ribs 10. Obviouslv thearticle-holding portion can be readily inserted and withdrawn rom the upper side ofthe tapered slot formed by the ribs and it will be further understood that when the article is in oto drive thehead 11 between the converging ribs and will cause the two parts of'the support to interlock.

In using our device to hold articles supported ou walls it is desirable to fasten it to the wall before any finish is applied thereto. Now it happens that thethickness of material used in finishing A plasterer'lavs'a m lding at the floor of the room and levels his wall up bv it and considerable variations in the thickness of the layer appliedmay exist. Of course,

rest 4* and is clamped in unpredictable variations which as a sepasuspended is not uniform.

large and predictable variations of thickness are taken into account by choosing a suitable design'of support in which'thei supporting member 6 is sulficientlv distant from the attaching member 3. However, on account of the comparatively small and occur in practice it is at times desirable 1tohave a support which may be adjusted so as to bring it to a fixed distance from the finished surface of the wall whatever may be the thickness of the finish. port is illustrated in Fig. 9. We provide the base member l having a hollow jecting boss 12. The article-holding tion comprises as before a rest 4 and a supporting member '6 extending vertically therefrom, to which is attached the clamping device 7? as shown. Attached to the angular article-holder thus formed is the extension 13 which is adapted to fit easily into the hollow boss 12. Means are provided whereby the two members may be held in any desired position of adjustment and we have here shownteeth liat the bottom of the chamber in the part 12 and cooperating teeth 15 on the extension 13 uhich are adaoted to inter-fit with the teeth If desired a set screw 16 may also be used to hold the two 7 adjusted relation, but by virtue of the arrangement of interengaging teeth such as we have shown the weight of the article supported will act to hold the two portions of the support in interlocking relation.

By the use of a support such as we have described many advantages are attained. As an example, we will refer briefly to its use for the purpose of attaching radiators, it being understood that we do this simply for the sake of definiteness and not because we consider the invention limited solely to 7 use with radiators. In preparing to fasten r a radiator on the wall, holes are drilled in the .walland one of the supports, such for example as the one shown inFigs. 1, 2 and 3 fastened firmly in place. Laterally thereof a second support is placed in position and through 'the adjustment provided bythe slot 3 it can readily be brought into horizontal alinement therewith before being made fast. nly a single row of supports is required to hold the radiator before "it is fastened and consequently it is unnecessary to attempt the practically impossible'feat of so placing different rows of fastening devices that they may all take a proper share of-the load. After the wall is plastered up the radiator is next placed in position resting on and by the armsand then the clampmg rods 7 and blocks 8 may be manipulated from the front of the radiator by the use of an ord nary screw v driver the radiator in an upright position against the supporting members 6.

members firmly in 1 I leeraf Such a sup- N proporto firmly clamp I parent that no exact vertical distance between the rod 7 and the rest 4 is necessary as the rod 7 is not required to be placed beneath any part of the radiator so as to support the direct thrust of gravity. Such a support as we have described is practically invisible when in place on the wall as both the rest portion of the arm 4 and the supporting member 6 are housed between adjacent pipes or columns of the radiator and the block 8 is, as it were, countersunk therebetween (see Fig. 1). It is partly for this reason that we prefer the structures shown in the other figures to that shown in Fig. 6 as a neater and much -more sanitary structure is the result. The only projection from the surface of the wall in a support such as thatshown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is the neck portion of the arm a where it joins the base portion 1 and it is possible to run a brush or broom behind the rest of the radiator with comparative ease. The advantages which accrue from having a radiator supported off the floor, both in convenience in not having to mutilate floor coverings and in cleanliness are too apparent to need enumeration here.

An important feature of our invention is that the radiator is secured along a very narrow vertical Zone and that the support has what is practically one point contact with the wall. The base portion or attaching plate 1 is relatively quite small and consequently the bracket is not thrown out of plumb by irregularities of the wall as it would be if it extended for a considerable distance along the back of the radiator and can therefore be fastened securely directly to the brick work. The angular radiator-receiving portion grips the radiator, as it were, near its bottom for, while we have denominated the point of attachment of the screw 7 remote from the rest 4 this word is not to be taken as implying far distant in the ordinary sense. In fact the height of the arm 6 is comparatively small as compared to that of the-radiator and the greater portion of the latter is therefore unrestrained and free to come and go as it expands and contracts under variations of tempe ature. \Vhen radiators are fastened at widely separated points along the vertical pipes the full amount of this strain is transmitted to the wall fastenings and may result in tearing them away or loosening them and in any event tends to crumble the plastering. By the use of our bracket which engages the radiator along a narrow zone most of the elongating and warping movements are not transmitted at all to the wall fastening and what is transmitted is concentrated through the neck of the arm 4 at a single point and there is no crushing and no bending of the plaster layer.

The use of the various modified forms of the invention, whether as applied to radiators or to the support of other heavy and unwieldy articles will be sufiiciently apparent from the description thereof and the remarks made in connection therewith.

In describing the illustrated embodiments of our invention, we have referred in some detail to their application as wall supports for radiators and that is indeed one of the fields in which we believe that great advantages will accrue from their use. It will be understood, however, that in thus referring to a specific application, bur motive has been to make more readily comprehensible the use of our invention than would be the case if general and indefinite terms were employed and that we did not enter into such a specific description with aview of limiting the scope of our invention to av given application.

\Vhat we do claim and wish to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A support for radiators comprising a supporting hook having means for attachment to a vertical wall and adapted to support a radiator, a member carried by the hook extending substantially vertically between the extremity of the same and the point of attachment thereof and forming a supporting member spaced from the wall and means coiiperating therewith adapted to engage the radiator pipes to clamp the radiator toward said member whereby to hold the same upright for support by said hook.

2. A support for radiators of the type having spaced vertical columns comprising a holding portion which comprises a hook and an upright member at the base of said hook, said holding portion being of a size to be received between adjacent columns of the radiator, means to secure the radiator to said member in a horizontal plane different from that of said hook. a base plate adapted to be secured to a vertical wall and a neck connecting said plate and holding portion.

3. A radiator support comprising a base plate for attachment to a vertical wall and having a relatively small area to provide substantially a one point contact therewith, an angular radiator-receiving portion fitting the radiator and comprising a substantially horizontal supporting rest and a relatively short vertical arm, means cooperating therewith to clamp the radiator toward said vertical arm at a point in a different horizontal plane from said rest and relatively adiacent thereto whereby the radiator is held along a zone of low height and free response of the same to temperature changes is permitted and a neck connecting said receiving portion and base plate.

4%. A wall bracket or support for holding a radiator suspended adiacent the wall of a room comprising a substantiallv horizontal radiator-suspending rest adapted to receive the horizontal connecting portion of the radiator between the adjacent pipes or columns and form a fulcrum support, a sub stantially vertical member associated therewith and presentlng an abutment for-engagement wtih the back of the radiator rel-atively close to the point of suspension and a clamping device entering between and engaging adjacent pipes or columns and manipulatable from the front While the radiator is on the rest to draw the same about its fulcrum against said abutment to hold the radiator upright on said rest by engagement with a comparatively narrow vertical Zone thereof whereby a free response to temperature changes is permitted.

5. A radiator support comprising a relatively small base plate having means for attachment to a Wall, an arm extending there from having a portion forming a rest for said'radiator, a short supporting member extending from said arm adjacent said rest and spaced from said base plate and means to secure the radiator to said member *in a horizontal plane separate from that of the rest but closely adjacent the supported portion of the radiator whereby the free expansion thereof is permitted.

6. A support for radiators having a receiving por ion shaped to fit the radiator and including a rest to receive the base of the radiator and a supporting member extending along the side thereof, means to se-f sure the radiator to said member closely adjacent the base thereof and means to attach sald receiving portion to a vertical wall in spaced relation thereto.

7. A device of the class described comprising a base portion, an article-holding portion comprising two members defining" an angle, one of said members constituting a rest, and means to secure the article to the other of saidmembers'at a pointremote portion comprising two members defining an angle, one of said members constituting a rest, and means to secure the article to the other of said members at a point remote from the angle, said holding portion being detachable from' said base portion, "-the weight of the supported article causing them to interlocka r j y In testimony whereof, We havesigned our names to this specificatiomin the presence of two subscribing witnesses. v

FRANK S. CLEGHORN. HARRY E. BARBER. Witnesses: r a

L. G. MILLER, LOUIS A. JONES.

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